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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Updated April 17, 2021
 
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General Information

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of April 16

New Cases

292

New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.


Total Mississippi Cases

309,029

New Deaths

14

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.

Eight deaths occurred between April 5 and April 16 in the counties below:

County list
County Total
Alcorn1
Bolivar1
Calhoun1
Clarke1
Lafayette1
Marshall1
Scott1
Sunflower1

Six deaths occurred between December 12 and April 10, identified from death certificate reports.

County list
County Total
Forrest1
Grenada1
Hinds1
Lamar1
Pearl River1
Wilkinson1

Total Mississippi Deaths

7,153

LTC Outbreaks

19

Current outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) facilities only. (See LTC facility outbreak definition.)

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each day based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals. Multiple positive tests for the same individual are counted only once. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

Statewide COVID-19 Data and Reports

County COVID-19 Data

Variant Strains

Race and Ethnicity

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

High Cases and Incidence

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County Total Cases Total Deaths Total LTC Facility Cases Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams2469828316
Alcorn30126613020
Amite121041559
Attala21367317536
Benton975254610
Bolivar477713023432
Calhoun165432366
Carroll1210265110
Chickasaw2055576015
Choctaw7431720
Claiborne101430459
Clarke17817712331
Clay183254385
Coahoma29057912912
Copiah2942658311
Covington25538013739
De Soto2098325011324
Forrest755114922851
Franklin83023404
George238747598
Greene129633526
Grenada25698515532
Hancock3733856914
Harrison1757530348568
Hinds19971411804131
Holmes18717210420
Humphreys94732349
Issaquena168600
Itawamba29787713423
Jackson1316324324035
Jasper220148432
Jefferson64928417
Jefferson Davis10573291
Jones831416122042
Kemper95628449
Lafayette607711818755
Lamar6138855413
Lauderdale7229237443100
Lawrence126723272
Leake2620738815
Lee990017022241
Leflore347112423652
Lincoln388710919740
Lowndes630314425663
Madison995721236869
Marion26627915824
Marshall42971036415
Monroe406313219055
Montgomery125842549
Neshoba400817620359
Newton2458618715
Noxubee126534356
Oktibbeha45799722236
Panola446110310415
Pearl River444314218837
Perry125238218
Pike322310513535
Pontotoc4175728612
Prentiss2766599915
Quitman7891600
Rankin1337827739261
Scott31157311518
Sharkey49817438
Simpson28998615720
Smith159434668
Stone1797338514
Sunflower33199012220
Tallahatchie176240507
Tate3256848019
Tippah28526811913
Tishomingo22286710227
Tunica103325182
Union40497513123
Walthall1311436913
Warren430811917037
Washington529613319139
Wayne2615416911
Webster1138326112
Wilkinson65329255
Winston22618113039
Yalobusha1601368222
Yazoo30516914018
Total 309,029 7,153 10,442 1,974

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 189,151 119,878 309,029
Deaths 4,941 2,212 7,153

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Maps

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

Hospitalization Trend to Date

Updated weekly

Hospital Bed Availability

Updated daily (interactive)


Daily Case Maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

The chart below shows counties according to COVID-19 incidence (cases by population) over the last 7 days. Also see weekly county incidence tables

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases

Total cases and deaths by county since the start of the pandemic. Also see weekly estimate of recoveries

Daily Statewide Data Charts

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

The charts below are based on available data at the time of publication. Charts do not include cases where insufficient details of the case are known.


Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly Statewide Data Charts

Includes:

  • Cases, deaths and hospitalizations, analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, gender and other factors
  • MIS-C cases and deaths
  • Counties with high COVID-19 cases and incidence
  • Syndromic surveillance
All weekly charts

Weekly Pediatric MIS-C Cases and Deaths

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 that causes inflammation in many body parts, including the heart and other vital organs.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious, and where protective measures should be increased. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.

Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.

Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

U.S. and World Cases

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of April 11

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories, hospital labs and the MSDH Public Health Laboratory results from all these sources are combined in the table below. (Updated weekly)

PCR testing detects current, active COVID-19 infection in an individual.

Antibody (serology) testing identifies individuals with past COVID-19 infection based on antibodies they develop one to three weeks after infection.

Antigen testing is another way to identify current COVID-19 infection.

PCR tests 1,739,251
Serology (antibody) tests 89,336
Antigen tests 827,338
Total tests 2,655,925

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

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Last reviewed on Mar 5, 2020

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